“Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you.” Deut. 3:22
We may forget at times but one thing is true – this world is a battlefield. Day by day, hour by hour, we face a spiritual war and an enemy who’s real. He wants nothing more than to bring defeat, for his main aim is to steal, kill, and destroy.
God has a plan for our lives. The enemy has a plan for us too. We just have to decide which voice we’re going to listen to, and who we’re going to choose to follow each day. And chances are, if we don’t make a determined choice to follow God, we may eventually fall into the evil one’s trap.
God has given us his Word and Spirit, powerful and true, so we’ll have the wisdom and protection to stand against the enemy. We focus today on putting on His armor, staying alert, and praying that God will equip believers everywhere to “stand strong.”
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and sword of the Spirit which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions, with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Eph. 6:10-18
Prayer:
Dear God,
Today we put on the full armor to guard our lives against attack. We put on the belt of truth to protect against lies and deception. We put on the breastplate of righteousness to protect our hearts from the temptations we battle. We put the gospel of peace on our feet, so we’re ready to take your light wherever you send us this day. We choose to walk in the peace and freedom of your Spirit and not be overcome with fear and anxious thoughts. We take up your shield of faith that will extinguish all the darts and threats hurled our way by the enemy. We believe in your power to protect us and choose to trust in you. We put on the helmet of salvation, which covers our minds and thoughts, reminding us we are children of the day, forgiven, set free, saved by the grace of Christ Jesus. We take up the sword of the Spirit, your very Word, the one offensive weapon given to us for battle, which has the power to demolish strongholds, alive, active, and sharper than any double-edged sword.
We ask for your help in remembering to put on your full armor every day, for you give us all that we need to stand firm in this world. Forgive us God for the times we’ve been unprepared, too busy to care, or trying to fight and wrestle in our own strength.
Thank you that we never fight alone, for you are constantly at work on our behalf, shielding, protecting, strengthening, exposing deeds of darkness, bringing to light what needs to be known, covering us from the cruel attacks we face even when we’re unaware.
In the powerful name of Jesus,
Amen.
(This prayer article appeared at iBelieve: http://www.ibelieve.com/devotionals/your-daily-prayer/a-prayer-to-put-on-the-armor-of-god-your-daily-prayer-october-17-2016.html
Editor’s Note: Content taken from “Praying on the Armor of God” by Debbie McDaniel. You can read that piece in full here. All rights reserved.)
I just want to let you know Debbie that your prayer is very timely. I was searching online verses that I could look up to shed some light on what God says about fear. I came across a 30 day prayer challenge titled “Hope in the Storm” with your name attached.
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Upon searching your name at the top of your facebook page was this prayer. I am currently doing a study on the Armour of God, I love the timing of it. Thank you for your words of encouragement tonight.
Thank you so much Tina for reading for being here. Grateful for God’s timing in all things!
Thank you for this fresh reminder that God is right there with me in the midst of storms. It is so true that we have to decide which voice inside our head we’re going to listen to! I’m getting better at that the older I get. 🙂 I’ve been praying God’s protection around my home and family more and more as I see how the enemy comes against us. You are so right that we need to stay alert!
Thank you so much for this prayer because this is needed each and every day. The battle is no joke and it is constant. Our enemy never relents and neither should we. Thank you for standing strong and encouraging us to do the same!
I forget that Satan is actively working against me, and that he isn’t waiting for me to be prepared…in fact, he’s a cheat who would love nothing more than to fight dirty! Thanks for that sobering reminder, Debbie!
We are currently doing Priscilla Shirer’s “Armor of God” Bible Study and in searching for a prayer on the topic I found yours to share with our group.
I also wanted to let you know that I forwarded your Armor of God Prayer along to Robert Mueller and the Special Counsel Team as encouragement that Truth and Justice should be the focus of their investigation. I have been praying for them to seek these first two items of the Armor, and your beautiful prayer gave me the words.